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The Detergent Church by Doug Giles

Wow! Don't know what to think completely, but this guy is on fire! Check out this article by columnist Doug Giles from Townhall.com called The Detergent Church. He offers 10 suggestions to "help the church cease to stink and thus cause our nation to maybe, just maybe, continue to be the great experiment it is." Here's the list, but check out the article for the explanations.
1. Get men who dig being rowdy back in the pulpit. 2. Could we have some sound doctrine, por favor? 3. Preach scary sermons (at least every fourth one). 4. Get rid of 99.9% of “Christian†TV. 5. Quit trying to be relevant and instead become prophetic contrarians, I’m talking contra mundus, mama! 6. Put a 10-year moratorium on “God wants you rich†sermons (yeah, that’s what we need to hear nowadays, you morons, more sermons about money, money, money!). 7. Embrace apologetics and shun shallow faith. 8. Evangelize like it’s 1999. 9. Push lazy Christians to get a life or join a Satanic Church. 10. Demand that if a Christian gets involved in the arts that their “craft†must scream excellence and not excrement. Here's what Giles says, in part, regarding the first point above:
"If your church is remotely serious about salvaging society then here’s a little raw 411 for you, el pastor: You’re not going to change the USA by being nice but by being bold. And to be bold boys you must have high doses of holy testosterone. Matter of fact, in Moses’ day you couldn’t be a priest if you didn’t have cojones (see Deut. 23:1-4). I say we, the Detergent Church, start kickin’ it old school again and retable that deuteronomic prerequisite for current ministers and wannabes; i.e. you don’t get to lead if you don’t have your boys intact."To read his thoughts on points 2-5, check out his second article here. A third one is on the way. Can't wait.